Unveiling ‘Reverie’: Process, Challenges, and Triumphs

A 6 minute self produced, directed, written, starred in, and edited video by Eric Aldas dw This spring semester I embarked on a personal journey to accompany one of my unreleased songs “Reverie” with a music video. This was my first time fully producing, directing, being my own lead role and fully editing a videoContinue reading “Unveiling ‘Reverie’: Process, Challenges, and Triumphs”

J Clements – The Editing of Cancellation

The Project Cancellation was the fictional short film I worked on for my capstone class Comm 465. I was the editor for this film. The big things I wanted to get out of this project was to be able to get experience editing a short film, gain experience editing a fictional piece, and making somethingContinue reading “J Clements – The Editing of Cancellation”

Editing “The Scene,” a documentary about Rexburg’s Music Scene

For my senior project, I was the director for a documentary exploring Rexburg’s local music scene. The documentary is called The Scene, and we’re creating it to highlight the musicians, organizers, and community members who helped create a thriving local music scene. This Project also serves as my capstone film, so as of (07/10/26), itContinue reading “Editing “The Scene,” a documentary about Rexburg’s Music Scene”

“The Way of Peace” Upcoming Short Film

Directed by: Raul E Ramirez Cortez The Story The Way of Peace follows Tiago Carvalho, a 20-year-old fighter whose life is a constant battle against the world and himself. After a brutal confrontation with car thieves where his skills as a fighter turn a “simple mistake” into a violent assault Tiago is faced with aContinue reading ““The Way of Peace” Upcoming Short Film”

Turning Photos Into Stories

Imagine you are visiting your grandparents, they pull out some old pictures and start telling stories. Then they get old, lose their memories, and die, leaving you with thousands of photos, journal entries and random records that you know almost nothing about. This leads to my question: How can we turn family records into meaningfulContinue reading “Turning Photos Into Stories”

Adam Kartchner’s Autism Research Piece

I did a research piece about the effects of high-functioning autism on college students. This included interviewing several students who are autistic and are attending Brigham Young University Idaho, listening to experts in the field of mental health, and creating an Adobe express webpage explaining my research. I also wrote several articles about the peopleContinue reading “Adam Kartchner’s Autism Research Piece”